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Job Description:
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Position: Development Officer
Reports to: Executive Director
Works With: All Staff, Board of Directors; External Contacts: members, donors, potential donors, funding organizations
The Organization
The Contemporary Art Gallery is Vancouver’s longest standing independent public art gallery dedicated to the research, exhibition, education and documentation of contemporary visual art as it is practiced locally through to internationally. It aspires to generate significant audiences for its innovative and diverse programs through free access and a profile that is international in scope. CAG aims to be perceived as a producer and transmitter of new ideas and activities, as a container for artistic experience. Radiating out from our center in Vancouver, our program seeks to signify an understanding of art as something of meaning in our daily lives, asserting a continuum, enmeshed within and of significance to all other experience.
For more information about the CAG, please visit www.contemporaryartgallery.ca.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Development Officer is responsible for a key role in achieving the delivery and administration of the development needs of CAG including membership, Young Patrons Group, annual giving campaigns and events, including the gala, and work with trusts, foundations and individuals within the context of a diversified fundraising plan that contributes strategically to CAG’s Mission. The Development Officer will work with the Executive Director using existing foundation, donor and membership databases to identify, to craft and to execute campaigns, events and proposals for individual and corporate annual/planned giving, sponsorships, individual gifts and cultivation/ stewardship opportunities. Occasional evening and weekend work is required.
Key Responsibilities
The Development Officer is responsible for the following:
Campaign Management & Development (40%)
• Works with management to assess funding needs, working toward yearly fundraising goals, and solicits funds to meet those goals
• Works with management to develop a program for the identification, cultivation and solicitation of existing and prospective individual, business, foundation and other major supporters in consultation with the Executive Director
• Within CAG donor relations plan for outreach to major supporters, ensures good stewardship practices while maintaining current donor records
• Issues tax receipts for all donations and gifts, and prepares campaign and event based fundraising letters and approaches
• Prepares written, financial, and statistical data for grant applications and maintains all final reports and schedules with other staff
• Compiles reports on fundraising activities and ensures that reporting schedules are maintained for funding agencies
• Reports to Board committees and staff on fundraising activities
• Prepares and assists with written applications as assigned by the Executive Director
• Coordinates and provides support to volunteers involved in fundraising activities
Membership (30%)
• Oversees and develops membership programs in consultation with staff and proposes recommendations
• Nurtures existing members, cultivates growth within levels of support and develops opportunities to expand membership
• Maintains member database (Raiser’s Edge) and processes payments, acknowledgment letters, tax receipts and membership cards
• Generates a variety of reports as required
Events (30%)
• Contributes to the planning, organization and execution of the annual gala alongside the Executive Director in collaboration with other staff
• Strategizes fundraising events to assist in meeting targets including yearly campaigns and annual gala
• Plans, prioritizes and coordinates fundraising and stewardship events of various types in consultation with staff
• Secures sponsors and liaises with external organizations and suppliers for hosting of events
• Ensures the necessary facilities, equipment and materials are available
• Assists with all enquiries and coordination for facility and venue rentals alongside the Operations Administrator
• Assists in the coordination of volunteers and assistants to help produce and deliver all aspects of events and supporting materials
Qualifications
Education and Experience
University degree in the arts or business discipline, with a professional fundraising designation, and comprehensive knowledge of the arts and culture community typically acquired through experience and academic learning. The competencies for this role would typically be acquired through three-five years experience in a fundraising position including working directly with volunteers and donors. A passion for the arts is an asset.
Skills and Abilities
• Advanced ability to build relationships with key stakeholder groups including corporate partners, major donors, Members, Board of Directors and the arts community
• Solid prospecting skills with ability to: locate and open new donor and funding sources; locate and open new markets; and acquire/build a sponsorship/partnership base
• Strong knowledge of major gifts, sponsorship and cause related marketing
• Advanced skills with Raiser’s Edge and good computer literacy including MS Office, Outlook, spreadsheets
• Enter and integrate data and present information using a computer system
• Highly motivated and organized to work independently and prioritize projects and multiple tasks in order to effectively meet timeline requirements
• Proven ability to prepare and deliver effective presentations to a variety of audiences
• Strong ability to conduct analysis, strategize, plan and initiate projects that result in achieving targets and completing projects on time and on budget
• Solid knowledgeable of business operations including development strategies, effective processes and branding
• Knowledge of CRA guidelines for income tax receipting and overall regulations that impact the role
• Proven ability to prepare and deliver effective presentations to a variety of audiences
• Customer-service, diplomatic and professional skills that represent CAG’s values
• Good ability as a flexible and creative thinker, with effective problem-solving skills
• Understanding of the arts and cultural sector and knowledge of contemporary art
• Coordinate and deliver administrative support
• Contribute to the maintenance of a healthy, safe and productive working environment for self, visitors and customers
• Solution-driven with a constant desire to make things more effective and efficient
Please email your resume and cover letter in one PDF with “Development Officer Search” as the subject line for the attention of:
Shayla Perreault
employment@contemporaryartgallery.ca
Contemporary Art Gallery
555 Nelson Street Vancouver BC V6B 6R5
Application deadline:
March 11, 2018 at 4:00pm
All applicants will receive an email acknowledgement upon receipt of their application. In advance we thank all who are interested in joining the CAG team, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Salary:
$52,000-55,000/annum. This is a permanent full-time position that includes extended health and dental benefits after successful completion of a probation period.
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